Summary:
ZIP code 55413 on Minneapolis's northeast side contains five elementary schools — a mix of Minneapolis Public School District schools and charter schools that operate as their own districts (Yinghua Academy, New City School, and Northeast College Prep). Grade spans run from PK–5 to K–8, and enrollment ranges from 276 students at Webster Elementary to 851 at Yinghua Academy.
Outcomes vary dramatically. Yinghua Academy is one of Minnesota's top schools, ranked 11th of 869 with 5 stars: math 88.7%, reading 76.9%, and science 59.2%, all far above the state's 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. New City School is the only other school with a clear strength — reading at 53.7%, above the state — and its rank rose to 422nd with 3 stars, though math (40.2%) and science (22.7%) trail the state. The remaining three schools lag well behind: Las Estrellas Elementary (math 16.1%, reading 18.9%, science 13.6%), Northeast College Prep Charter School (11.9%, 17.5%, 4.9%), and Webster Elementary (6.4%, 17.2%, 6.1%), whose 3rd-grade math was 0%.
Rank history shows diverging paths: Yinghua (31st to 11th) and New City (443rd to 422nd) improved, Las Estrellas rose modestly from a very low base (832nd to 806th), while Northeast (766th to 832nd) and Webster (794th to 835th) declined. Free/reduced-lunch rates track closely with results — the lowest rate (Yinghua, 16.57%) pairs with the highest scores, while the three schools above 78% FRL post very low proficiency. Student–teacher ratios do not track with performance: Las Estrellas (9.5) and Webster (9.7) have the smallest ratios but the weakest results, while New City (14.8) has the largest. Math is the weakest subject overall, and reading runs stronger than math at most of these schools.
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